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Griggs courier., 1887-05-20

through all the grades, at each stage
taking tho usual oath to defend tho
United States against all her enemies
Whatsoever. foreign and domestic, when
the storm Of civil war burst on our
country, unlike Lee, he resolved to
stand by his oath and to fight against
his native state to maintain the COM
mon union Of our fathers. In personal
appearance he resembled George Wash
ington, the Father Of our Country. and
in all the attributes Of manhood he was
the peer Of General Lee, as good If not
a better soldier, of equal intelligence,
the same kind heart, beloved to idolatry
by his Army Of the Cumberland, exer-
cising gentle, but strict, discipline,
never disturbed by false rumors or real
danger; not naturally aggressive, but
magnificent on the defensive; almost
the very counterpart Of his friend, Cen
eral Lee, but far excelling him in the
moral and patriotic line Of action at the
beginning Of the war. Lee resigned his
commission when civil war certain, but
Thomas remained true to his oath and
his duty, always. to the very last
minute Of his life.
Of all governments on earth England
is the last to encourage rebellion
against lawful authority, and Of all men
in England, General Lord Wolseley is
the last who should Justify and uphold
treason. Ireland to-day has many times
the cause to rebel against England
which the South had in 1861. and when
in some future Emmett manifests the
transcendent qualities which scintillates
and sparkle in the Irish character, and
some enthusiastic American dpplauds
him and awards him national honors,
then will Gen. Wolseley, or his success
or in Office, understand the feelings of
US in America, who though silent,
watch the worlds progress toward the
conclusion in which truth and Justice
must stand triumphant over treachery
and wrong.
When the time comes to award mon
uments for service in the civil war, the
American people will be fully prepared
to select the subjects without hint or
advice from abroad. ~
.s " W.T.. SHERMAN.
Griggs courier., 1887-05-20
THERE COMES Al TIME.

1assS comes tains whsn we Rrow old.
And like Q sunset down the sea gf
4aope gradual and the pight-winds cold
Come whispering sad and eAillinsly;
s And locks arc gray at5,la
iels. ARWinter's dsy, sr
AID eyes Of saddest blue behold 5 5
,e The leavea Ill weary drift away,
And lips Of faded coral say;
There Gomez . time whom We grow old.
There comes . time when joyous hearts.
Which leaped % lesps the laughing main.
! Are dead to all save memory.
+ A. prisoner in his dungeon chain;
A;.-s And dawn Of day NJ
sjfis Hath passed away,
= TAe moon hath into darkness rolled,
s And BY the embers wan and gray, ss
Ihear voice In whisper say,
stIhere comes time when We grow old. ID
There comes time when manhood's prtfaas
II shrouded In the mist Of yeats, Ss
And beauty, fading like dream. ..tsssss s.s 81:
Hath passed away in silent tears;
And then how darkls ,H
But ohi the spark s3sSSs sSy3s
That kindled youth to hles pk gold, "a
6till burns with clear IN StsSdy ray,1
And fond affections, lilysrinessay.
1hers comes time When nsWs grow old. =
sThsre comes time when laughing Spring Il
- And golden Summer ceaees TO be, -
And We put on the Autumniobe,
70 tread the last declivity3 -
But now the slope,
With rosy Hope,
f0eyond the sunset we behold 45e
Another dawn with fairer light,
While watche' whisper through the nigh
There comes . time when wo grow old.
ssas FLoRus B. PLYMrToN.
Griggs courier., 1887-05-20
Manifestations Of Character.

MAA0u0DChG1UU0
The following suggestive results Of
observation are contributed by stu
dent Of the various outward manifesto
tions q character:
Eyebrows that are far apart show
warmth, frankness, impulse, and a gem
erous. unsuspicious nature. Where
they meet. the owner will be ardent in
love, but jealous and suspicious. Eye
brows which are higher at starting, and
passin long sweeping glines over the eyes,
dropping slightly downward at the
termination, give artistic feeling and
sense of beauty in form. - .g,T.-.
When they are very close to the eyes,
forming one line on strongly defined
eyebrows. they indicate strength Of
will and determination. Strongly
marked at the commencement and
terminating abruptly without sweep
ing past the eyes, they reveal an irasci-
BILE and impatient nature.
The slightly arched eyesbrows are
indicative of sensitiveness and tender
ness. II arched at the temples, they
show firmness Of purpose and tender
ness Of heart. The eyebrows Of per-
sons who are deficient in the science Of
figures are very much raised at the ter
mination, leaving wide space between
them and the corners of the eyes. If
they are close to the eyes at the end, it
is an almost invariable sign Of mathe-
NAUTICAL talent.
"When the eyebrows are of tho same
color cas- the hair, we may look for
frmness. Resolution and constancy, but
if lighteH sthan than the hair, they
signify SWsnmkness \ and indecision; if
darker, thestemper is ardent, passionate
and inconstant.
When the hair is rufled and growing
in contrary directions it accompanies
an energetic, easily irrit led nature.
The hair is fine and softswhen the dis
position is ardent but tender. Short
hairs lying closely together and leaning
one way show a firm mind, and good,
unerring perceptions. Eyebrows whose
hair is bent downward, almost meet
ing the eyelashes when the eyes are
raised, indicate tenderness and melan-
choly. The nearer they are to the eyes
the more earnest, deep, and firm his
character. The more remote, the more
volatile and less resolute.-IHd Bits.
Griggs courier., 1887-05-20
Economy /. Necessity.

Omaha mani thought you were
engaged to Miss Beauti, who is go di-
vinely tall and fair,as you used to say"
Kansas man-s:I was; but that was
before the real estate boom began. ]
have married Miss Petite" %:
THAT little lady scarcely four feet
highP"
eyes; you see when mans wife
dies q grave must be bought for her.
and with land ut present prices, could
not afford . flll-sized woman. ''-Onsa-
la World.
Griggs courier., 1887-05-20
1.xi,l.t,vs Requirements.

Legislative requirements.
s.Haye you got q copy Of the laws
passed by the last Texas Legislaturep''
asked . stranger Of IN Austin station.
er.
..No. sir; the laws Of the last Legisla-
ture have not been published, but We
have .Schenck's Handbook on Poker
pocket TASKS, and almost every other
legislative requirement you can think
of."-zsSas 6ifHssgs.
Griggs courier., 1887-05-20
- her faoe. Few hdiss coula sal| !
mp as she does under this tsGsih1s
affair. Il. Z q & "a M u 4
Bsecher.s : Proverbs. D

affair. 81 81 sis "a " stsS ESEis
BeecheFs Proverbs. ~ asS
4 D. Appleton & Go. have just ~
lished proverbs from Plymouth ps
pit, . partly revised BY Mr.. Bsscast
himself The following specimens q I
the great preachers sententious 49,
dom will be read with interest:
The more important an animal 6iSto
be the lower is its start. Man, tbs mo-
blest of all, is born lowest.
Flowers are the sweetest things thats,
God ever made and forgot to pat af
soul into.
Every farm should own good far-
mer
The greatest event in hens Mss ~
made up Of an egg and cackle But '
eagles never cackle. 55,3 D
A COW is the saint of the barA-yard.
She could be fat If she would only -
selfish. But she economics beauty
that she may be profuse in mill.
No city bred man has any bastressR d
to expect satisfaction in pure country
life for two months unless he has . Es-
ius for leisure end even laziness.
The elms of New England! They
as much . part Of her beauty - the
columns Of the Parthenon wesO IT,
glory of its architecture.
It takes longer for man to fld onk
man than any other creature that s.
made. s Il. s,. NJ tsi s 5ss
A proud man is seldom a grat4fnl
man, for he never thinks that he gets; =
much as he deserves.
@g A man Is great bundle OF tools
He is born into this life without .ths
knowledge Of how to use them. Edu-
cation is the process of learning their
use. and dangers and troubles sax0
Gods whetstones with which. TO keop
them sharp. y.
A man who does not love pra,ss =
not q full man.
A man must ask leave of his seon1kph
to be 9 happy man.
Clothes and manners do not make
the man, but, when he is made they
greatly improve his appearance.
A man who cannot get angry
is like a stream that cannot overflow,
that is always turbid. Sometimes In
dignation is as good as thunderstorm
in summer, clearing and cooling tAe
air.
This world is Gods workshop for
making men in. L. Ss.s3
A man without self-restraint ID like
barrel without hoops and tumhasssto
pieces. ~ "a V Tilt y
. Theology is nothing but mental phil
osophy applied to the divine mind ard
the divine governments. ~, !,
One Of the original tendencies -o4 tAGS
human mind, fundamental and uniyer.
sal, is the love Of other peoples privaas
affairs. r. 'sl s3 IA
In things pertaining to enthusiasm
no man is sane who does not knowhow
to be insane on proper occasions.
It takes man to make devn, and
the fittest man for: such purpose 10 .
snarling, waspish, red-hot creditor. 81
Debt rolls man over and over, bind.
ing him hand and foot and letting him
hang upon the fatal mesh until thsl,
long-legged interest devours him.
Every mechanic should make himself
respectable mathematician.
This Is good world to sin in; but
SO far as men are concerned, it is very
hard world to repent in. It is bitter
world; 1t is a cruel world.
Griggs courier., 1887-05-20

HIS SPHERE A LOCAL ONE. A
Leessphere of action was local. He
never rose to the grand problem which
involved continent and future genera
'tions. His Virginia was to him the
world. Though familiar with the geogra-
ply Of the interior of this great conti-
nent, he stood like stone wall to de-
fend Virginia against the .Huns and
Goths'' of the North, and he did it like
q valiant knight that he was. He stood
at the front porch battling with the
flames while the kitchen and house were
burning, sure in the end to consume
the whole. Only twice, at Antietam
and Gettysburg, did he venture outside
on the ssoffense defensive" In the
first instance he knew personally his
antagonist, and that large fraction of
his foree would be held in reserve; in
the last he assumed the bold offensive -
was badly beaten by Meade and forced
to retreat back to Virginia. As an ag-
gressive soldier Lee was not success,
and in war that is the true and proper
test. Nothing succeeds like success. :"
In defending Virginia and Richmond
he did all man could. but to him
Virginia seemed the ..Confederacy,"
and he stayed there whilst the Northern
armies at the West were gaining the
Mississippi, the Tennessee, the Cumber-
land. Georgia, South and North Caro-
lina-yea, the Roanoke, after which his
military acumen taught him that fur
ther tarrying in Richmond was absolute
suicide.
Such is the military hero which. Gem
eral Wolseley would place in monument
side by side with Washington, .sthe
Father Of his Country-First in war,
first in peace and irst in the hearts of
his countrymen. All that is good in
the character of General Robert E. Lee
is ours, and we will cherish it, and we
will be charitable to his Weakness, but
so long as the public record tells Of U.
S. Grant and GeorgeH TkSdias we can
not be at a loss for heroes 36r whom to
erect monuments like thosd of Nelson
and Wellington in London, wen worthy
to stand side BY side with the one which
now graces our Capital City Of George
Washington"
offer another name more nearly re-
sembling General Lee in personal
characteristics, General George H.
Thomas. probably less knoptn in Eng
land. but who has larger following
and holds higher place in the hearts
and affections Of the American people
than General Lee. He, too, was a
Virginian, and whsn Leeresigned from
the arrly in 1861 Thomas succeeded
him as colonel of the I'd Regular Cavalry.
A graduate Of West Point Of the class
Of l840. who had served his country in
the Florida war, In tho Mexican war
and In the campaigns against hostile
Indians. rising with honor and credit
Griggs courier., 1887-05-20

1889, revived the doctrine of state al
legiance. that man happening to be-
born in state Gan accident which he
cloud not controD his allegiance be-
came due thereby to that state and not
to the aggregation Of states. the Union.
Ihave too high an opinion Of General
Robert E. Lee to believe that he could
have been humbugged by such shallow
doctrine. No! !many Of us believe that
Lee. in 1861, saw and felt the APPROACH
ing horrors and tortures of q civil war,
resignea his commission in the army,
hoped to hide away: first declined SER
vice in the SO called confederacy, and
accepted temporary service to defend
Virginia, his native state: but being
possessed of large qualities he was im-
portuned, dragooned and forced to ego
;insns to drift over the Niagara, which
l'was inevitable and which he must have
116reseen. His letter of April 20, 1861,
addressed to Lieutenant General Scott,
insahat direction.
81 a.Since my interview with you on the
18th inst, 1 have felt that ought no
l6nger to retain my commission in the
at1hy, I therefore tender my resigna-
ton, which I request you will recon-
mend for acceptance. 1t would have
been presented at once but for the
struggle it has cost me to separate my
self from the service to which 1 have
devoted all the best years of my life
and all the ability possessed. Dur
ing the whole of that time-more than
a quarter of a century, have expert
enced nothing but kindness from my
superiors, and the most cordial friend
ship from my comrades. To no one,
General, have I been so much indebted
as to yourself for uniform kindness and
consideration. and it has always been
my ardent desire to merit your approbae
ton. ! shall carry to the grave the
most grateful recollections Of your
kind consideration, and your name and
fame will always be dear to me-. Save in
defense ofmy state, I never desire to draw
my sword. Be pleased to accept my
most earnest wishes for the continu-
anca0 your happiness and prosper
ity. y" SsEssssS@ "a -. ~ fsF ..'
,ssHis resignation was not accepted un-
til April Is. 1861 Townsend, p. 31).
Yet, on the 23d day of the same April,
he issued his general orders No. / from
his headquarters in Richmond, Va:
In obedience to orders from his Ex-
cellency John Letcher, Governor Of the
state, Major General Robert E. Lee as
sumes command of the military and
naval forces of Virginia.
4 To us in the United States Of America
this seems sudden descent from the
sublime to the ridiculous. Virginia
had neither an army or navy, and such
were forbidden to state by the Consti-
tuition which Lee had often sworn to
maintain. (Article /. section 10.)
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-30
Illogical Punctuation.

American BOokmaker.
 Coming back to the question of punctuation, I. for one, would bc pleased to see the old custom of plac- ing full point or any point after ab- breviated words, and Roman capitals in certain cases given up, once and for alway. What is the logic of it? Any body who knows anything knows that Messrs, Co, Esq, Eng, Bros, etc., are abbreviations just as well AS he knows two and two make four. It may lend dignity to Latin inscrip- tion or serve as ornament to an epitaph, or what not, printed or carved in se- verity of style; but in good, plain, ev- eryday type art, it is about as logical as it would be to sing our psalms with nasal twang because our daddies did. N. B.-I put a full point after the contraction of my name Philos into Phil, tor the simple reason that if l didn't the compositor would, and l don't want him to think Pm not a man of the period.
 We often make merry over the En- glish fashion of sticking a comma af- ter street number, this way 100, Fulton street, but it is quite as logic al as setting one, as we often do, after a mans name when his residence or birthplace is connected with it by the proposition of, as for example, "John Doe, of New York" Nobody thinks of setting comma after Gutenberg's name in that way. We write "John Gutenberg of Mentz," and the compos- itor follows copy; or "John Randolph of Roanoke;" but why we give com ma to "Mr. Smith, of Boston," or "Mr. Brown, of Philadelphia" is more than can find out.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-30

al deserve it an," responded tho unhappy adjutant, looking down on tho top of the princes head. Il am So overw helmed with shame that I scarce dare raise my eyes to your highness."
 SAp MISTAKE.
 There is trouble and tribulation In the Nose Schaumburg family, Young Levi Schwindelmeyer has for some time been paving attentions to Miss Rebecca Schaumberg, who Is consid- cred one of the bellies of Austin. On the Jewish New Years day Sohwin- delmeyer called at the Schaum berg mansion, While he and Rebccca were in the parlor. Nose Schaumbcrg thought he would stroll out into his garden and give the young folks a chance, for Levy is very excellent young man, with great deal of money and "pishnesS cahacity." While strolling about the premises, what should Nose see but boy up in a tree among his fall peaches. Think ing to terrify the boy, Nose roared out
 70, you young sooundrel, now sc you init mine own eyes. We're wash mine shotguny"
 A wild female shriek was heard from the parior. The shutters were torn open, and, with a bound, young Schw indelmeycr emerged from the window, and was over a siN-foot fence and out of sight like flash He has not been seen since, although Nose has been hunting him high and low, to tell him that his remark about the shot gun was intended for the boy in the peach tree.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-30
TOMMY AND ME.

In the days of our fun and our folly, On the playground met Tommy Lee; thought he was "awfully jolly" And Tommy thought just so of me. We were happy as Kids in the clover Together the long summer through, And with tears, when vacation was over, At parting we swore to be true.
 Oh! the swallow flies back to his mate,
 And the sailor comes home OCT the sea NOT waiting nor doubt could ever wear
 out
 The love between Tommy vnd me- Agaln, ln the town, one December, we met; he was turning sixteen; And my hero l scarce could remember In the stripling so hashful and green. Our greeting was cool as the weather; Not slngle old charm could l see; l thought him 'too fresh altogether And Tommy thought just so of me. on the swallow riies back to his mate, And the sailor comes home OCT the sea; But the dew in the moon never vanished
 so soon
 As the love dream of Tommy and me. Once again, at qulet tea party was twenty and he twenty-two- Tommy Lee and met He was hearty, And l was-well, what could l do? We supposed our acq uaintance had ended, But now-I blushed red as could be, For thought the young man was just splen- did,"
 And Tommy thought just so of me. Oh the swallow flies back to his mate, And the sailor comes home OCT the sea, And the stars in the blue are not half so
 true
 As the love between Tommy and me.
 hoStoH 7ruHseTit+
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-30
A Young Mans Luck.

MT. F. V. Wasserman, receiving teller of the United States National bank of this city. who held one- tenth of ticket No. 52,749, which drew the first capital prize of s30O,000 in the Louisiana State Lottery's drawing on the 14th ult., continues at his old post counting the gold and silver of would be depositors. He remarked to re- porter that he did not like to have his good fortune talked all over the coun- try, but that it would be unjust to the company to deny receiving the money. "Yes," said he, "I received the money through the express office, and it made package about two feet long. When the money came, Mir. WassermaD, who is of modest turn of mind, made the express men prom ise to say nothing about it but thirty thousand dollars was too big sum to be kept in. the dark, and before night it was known at all the banks and had soon spread all over town. He has drawn small prizes previous to this, but the last haul was the best--- { Omdhd (Neb.) Bee, July 3.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-30
An Angels Touch.
Washington Chronicle.

One evening not long ago n little girl of nine or ten entered place in which is bakery, grocery and saloon in one, and asked for five tcnts' worth of tea.
 allows your mothcr?" asked the boy who came forward to wait on her.
 Awful sick, and ain't had anything to eat all day"
 Tue boy was just then called to wait upon some men who entered the a- loon, and the girl sat down. In five minutes she was nodding, and in seven minutes she was sound asleep and leaning her head against the barrel, while she held the poor old nickel In a tight grip between her thumb and and finger. One of the men saw her as he came from the bar, and, after asking who she was, said
 Say, you diunkards, gee here. Here we have been pouring down whisky when this poor child and her mother want bread. Here k n two-dollar bill that says Eve got some feeling left"
 AAh tau tti u 'ipilui, pDNSi fti one.
 And l will give another"
 They made up an even five dollars, and the spokesman carefully put the bill between the slecper's fingers, drew the nickel away aud whispered to his companions:
 Just look a-there--the gals dream ing"
 50 she was. A big tear rolled out from her closed eyelids, but the face was covered with a smile The men tiptoed out, and the clerk walked over and touched the sleeping child. She woke with laugh and cried out
 What beautiful dream. Ma wasn't sick any more, and we had lots to eat and wear, and my head burns yet where an angel touched it w
 When she discovered that her nickel had been replaced by bill. dollar of which loaded her down with all she could carry, she innocently said
 Well, now, ma won't hardly be- lieyc me, that you sent up 10 heaven and got Ali angel to come down and clerk in your grocery "-